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US President Joe Biden waits to speak during a visit to the Pentagon in Washington, DC, February 10, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

US officially rejoins the Paris climate accord

(CNN) -- The United States officially rejoined the landmark international accord to limit global warming known as the Paris Agreement on Friday.Hours after he was sworn-in on January 20, President Joe...

A vehicle navigates around a downed tree along Green Valley Road, as the area continues to deal with the fall out from winter weather on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)

Storm threatens to blanket the East Coast in ice as Texans struggle for heat and water after days without power

 (CNN) -- As hundreds of thousands of Texans struggle for heat and water for a fifth consecutive day, more potentially deadly storms are hitting parts of the South -- and slamming the mid-Atlantic and...

NOVI, MI - MAY 3: Radio talk show host and conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh speaks at "An Evenining With Rush Limbaugh" event May 3, 2007 in Novi, Michigan. The event was sponsored by WJR radio station as part of their 85th birthday celebration festivities. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Rush Limbaugh, conservative media personality, dead at 70 following battle with cancer

Oliver Darcy, CNN Business February 17, 2021

(CNN) -- Rush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican Party and nation, died Wednesday after a battle...

A mass vaccination event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA on Feb. 2.

Here are the states allowing teachers to get Covid-19 vaccines

17 FEB 21 11:26 ET By Yon Pomrenze, Evan Simko-Bednarski and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN February 17, 2021

(CNN) -- As the debate rages over when it's safe for children to resume in-person classes, 28 states plus Washington, DC, are allowing some or all of their teachers and school staff to receive Covid-19 vaccines.Several...

People enter a Covid-19 testing site Saturday in Seattle, Washington.

Millions are still without power as another storm brings more ice and frigid air to hardest-hit states

17 FEB 21 10:24 ET By Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna, CNN February 17, 2021

(CNN) -- Another winter storm is raking Texas and will menace the Southeast through the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, piling more misery on areas already struggling with power and water outages, freezing...

Pedestrians are seen walking along Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on July 14, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issued three new restrictions for Phase II of reopening that will be in place until at least until July 24 across Louisiana to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In New Orleans, Bourbon Street and bars are closed for Mardi Gras this year

(CNN) -- New Orleans residents and tourists are being asked to avoid large gatherings and exercise "personal responsibility" ahead of Mardi Gras, which will look very different this year."Please, I'm begging...

Winter Weather

David J. Phillip February 15, 2021

A truck drives past a highway sign Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to more...

A truck drives past a highway sign Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to more than 2 million people and shut down grocery stores and dangerously snowy roads. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

What to do if you’re in the middle of a power outage

Scottie Andrew, CNN February 15, 2021

(CNN) -- Texas is colder than it's been in decades, one of at least 25 states under a winter weather advisory during this week's historic cold outbreak.But as Texans scramble to stay warm, rolling...

Researchers said they have identified a batch of similar troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating in the United States.

Batch of homegrown coronavirus mutations seen in US

15 FEB 21 10:08 ET By Maggie Fox, CNN February 15, 2021

  (CNN) -- Researchers said Sunday they have identified a batch of similar troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating in the United States. They've not only drawn attention to them; they've...

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington.

Trump acquitted for second time following historic Senate impeachment trial

(CNN) -- The Senate has acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, voting that Trump was not guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riots at the Capitol.The vote...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol January 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. 

House Democrats surprise Senate with request to hear from witnesses at impeachment trial

(CNN) -- In a surprise twist, House impeachment managers asked the Senate on Saturday morning to call witnesses in former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial rather than moving to a final...

Melissa DeRosa, secretary to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conducts a news conference with Cuomo on the COVID-19 pandemic at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., after a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. 

New York governor’s top aide admits administration delayed the release of Covid-19 deaths in long-term care facilities over federal investigation concerns

Lauren del Valle, CNN February 12, 2021

(CNN) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide says the administration delayed the release of data on Covid-19 deaths of long-term care facility residents because of concerns about a potential federal...

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